//Video player controls: Must have swfObject
        function onYouTubePlayerReady(playerId) {
          ytplayer = document.getElementById("myytplayer");
           ytplayer.addEventListener("onStateChange", "onytplayerStateChange");
          ytplayer.addEventListener("onError", "onPlayerError");
          mute();
        }

        function onytplayerStateChange(newState) {
          setytplayerState(newState);
        }

        function onPlayerError(errorCode) {
          alert("An error occurred: "+ errorCode);
        }

        // functions for the api calls
        function play() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.playVideo();
          }
        }

        function pause() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.pauseVideo();
          }
        }

        function stop() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.stopVideo();
          }
        }

        function getPlayerState() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            return ytplayer.getPlayerState();
          }
        }

        function seekTo(seconds) {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.seekTo(seconds, true);
          }
        }

        function getBytesLoaded() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            return ytplayer.getVideoBytesLoaded();
          }
        }

        function getBytesTotal() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            return ytplayer.getVideoBytesTotal();
          }
        }

        function getCurrentTime() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            return ytplayer.getCurrentTime();
          }
        }

        function getDuration() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            return ytplayer.getDuration();
          }
        }

        function getStartBytes() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            return ytplayer.getVideoStartBytes();
          }
        }

        function mute() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.mute();
          }
        }

        function unMute() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.unMute();
          }
        }